Construction of Goodyear floating tire breakwater at La Salle marina, Burlington, Ontario / by Craig T. Bishop and Basil A. Gallant.: En36-540/09-1981E-PDF

"The construction and installation of a Goodyear-type floating tire breakwater at La Salle Marina, Burlington, Ontario is documented. A total breakwater length of about 490 m made from 35,000 tires was installed, making it one of the world's largest Goodyear FTB installations. All work was done by a construction firm using professional labour. Topics discussed include the selection and acquisition of construction materials, the choice of construction site assembly techniques, mooring the breakwater, problems encountered, and costs"--Abstract.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada Centre for Inland Waters, issuing body.
National Water Research Institute (Canada), issuing body.
Title Construction of Goodyear floating tire breakwater at La Salle marina, Burlington, Ontario / by Craig T. Bishop and Basil A. Gallant.
Series title [Unpublished manuscript]
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
"This manuscript will be published in the proceedings of the Floating Breakwater Conference held in Seattle, Washington, October 19-21, 1981."
Includes bibliographical references (page 18).
Includes abstract in English and French.
Publishing information Burlington, Ontario : Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute = Environnement Canada, Institut national de recherche sur les eaux, September 1981.
Author / Contributor Bishop, Craig Timothy, 1953- author.
Description 1 online resource (18 pages) : illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • En36-540/09-1981E-PDF
Subject terms Breakwaters.
Shore protection -- Ontario -- Burlington.
Tires -- Recycling.
Water waves.
Brise-lames.
Rivage -- Protection -- Ontario -- Burlington.
Pneus -- Recyclage.
Vagues.
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